Membership Services Officer of the Northside Chamber of Commerce, Carrick Gill-Vallance, was our guest speaker last week. Albury Northside Chamber of Commerce is a not-for-profit organisation and operates on a lean budget made possible by its members and Albury City, as the greatest financial supporter. Activities and events are always conducted on a self funded basis. Operations are carried out by three paid staff, overseen by a Board of Directors composed of volunteers. The Chamber meets monthly and is a valuable resource for the local business community. Last financial year it had 64 partners and 424 members with ten new businesses joining per month. The chamber has been rated as No.1 …the largest chamber in regional NSW …with representation on the NSW Business Chamber Regional Council Their initiatives include a Business Directory, ‘Business-afterHours’functions, Chamber Business Awards, held recently …also cross-border involvement with the Wodonga Chamber of Commerce.